New York Science Teacher Image Gallery

your source of science images, photos and technical drawings

Time Exposure Photograph601 viewsA camera was placed outside at night and pointed directly at Polaris and several other stars. The lens was kept open and a time-exposure photograph was taken. May 10, 2006

Tidal Changes518 viewsThe graph shows the recorded change in water level (ocean tides) at a coastal city in the northeastern United States during 1 day. May 10, 2006

Solar Eclipse May 20, 19471139 viewsShows regions of Earth where a solar eclipse was visible on May 20, 1947. May 10, 2006

Solar Eclipse631 viewsPositions of Earth (E), the Sun, and the Moon (M) that created the solar eclipse May 10, 2006

Star Spectrum584 viewsStandard spectrum compared to a spectrum produced from a distant star. May 10, 2006

Stages In An Eclipse Of The Sun419 viewsStages in an eclipse of the Sun May 10, 2006

Shadows Cast472 viewsNoontime shadows cast by a student and a tree. May 10, 2006

The Life Cycles Of Stars761 viewsShows two possible sequences in the life cycle of stars, beginning with their formation from nebular gas clouds in space. May 10, 2006

Sunlight Entering A Room524 viewsShows sunlight entering a room through the same window at three different times on the same winter day. May 10, 2006

Solar Sunspots And Magnetic Activity560 viewsShows changes in the Sun’s magnetic activity and changes in the number of sunspots over a period of approximately 100 years. Sunspots are dark, cooler areas within the Sun’s photosphere that can be seen from Earth. May 10, 2006

Sun’s Apparent Daily Path610 viewsNumbered positions of the Sun at four different times along the Sun’s apparent daily path, as seen by an observer in New York State. Numbers 1 through 4 represent apparent positions of the Sun. May 10, 2006

Polaris891 viewsPolaris’ altitude is equal to a location’s latitude. May 10, 2006